“The world today, like no other time in history, is interconnected in financial and ecological terms.   The significance of BRIT is that it plays a role in understanding the ecology of the planet and the plants that make the whole system work.”

     

    Cleve Lancaster
    V.P. and Director of Development


     

    Cleve Lancaster has 25 years of non-profit management experience and provides unique perspective having worked both sides of the non-profit table from board leadership to staff positions.  Mr. Lancaster is highly skilled in non-profit development strategies and programs and specializes in structuring and implementing capital campaigns.  To date, he has raised over $50 million in four capital campaign programs for non-profits with less than $5 million in annual budget.

    Prior to joining BRIT, he served as director of development for the Fort Worth Academy. Before that, he owned and managed NatureWorks, a retail store specializing in natural history products and books. Earlier he was director of marketing and public relations for the Fort Worth Zoological Association and supervisor of education for the Fort Worth Zoo.  While at the zoo, Cleve discovered his passion for connecting people to organizations with important missions.

    Throughout Mr. Lancaster’s career, he has concentrated on organizations that have a conservation or education mission.

    Active in community organizations, he served two terms as chair of the board of Meals on Wheels of Tarrant County and chaired its endowment board for two terms. He is a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, and the Rotary Club of Fort Worth..
    A native of Fort Worth, Mr. Lancaster graduated from the University of Texas at Arlington in 1972 with a bachelor of science degree in ecology and natural history. 

    Issues/Subjects/ Expertise

    • Fundraising
    • Non-profit management
    • How to create a high powered volunteer committees
    • Non-profit board structure
    • Capital Campaigns
    • Landscaping vs. urban wildlife
    • Conservation


     

    Phone: (817) 332-6657
    Fax: (817) 332-4112
    Email: clancaster@brit.org

     

    Direct Media Inquiries To:
    Chris Chilton
    (817) 546-8691
    cchilton@brit.org